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Case Study Houses

Italian

By (author): Elizabeth A. T. Smith

The Case Study House program (19451966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American.

Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included 36 model homes commissioned from such major architects of the day as Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, and Ralph Rapson. Their criteria included using, as far as is practicable, many war-born techniques and materials best suited to the expression of mans life in the modern world.

The results of the program would redefine the modern home and extend influence not only across the United States but around the world. This compact guide includes all of the Case Study Houses with over 150 photos and plans, as well as a map showing locations of all sites, including those that no longer exist.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 568g
  • Dimensions: 210 x 260mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Jan 2016
  • Publisher: Taschen GmbH
  • Publication City/Country: Germany
  • Language: Italian
  • ISBN13: 9783836540698

About Elizabeth A. T. Smith

Elizabeth A. T. Smith is Executive Director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation based in New York. Previously she was Executive Director Curatorial Affairs at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto; Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. While at LA MOCA she curated the 1989 exhibition Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses. She has curated published and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary art and architecture. Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman R. M. Schindler John Lautner and Richard Neutra as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.

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